English

in between

Between them.

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    Origin

    Univerbation of in + between, perhaps in imitation of similar phrases as in the middle of, in the midst of, etc.

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    • partEnglishin “Contained by; inside.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishin
        • inheritedOld Englishin “in”
        • derivedOld Englishinn “a dwelling, house, chamber, lodging”
    • partEnglishbetween “In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (Se…”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishbetwene
        • inheritedOld Englishbetwēonum “between, among”
      • prefixEnglishbe- “By, near, next to, around, close to.”
        • inheritedMiddle Englishbi-
      • partEnglishtwain “two”
        • inheritedMiddle Englishtweyne
        • inheritedMiddle Englishtwaynen

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